A space to learn about mental illnesses, find advice on coping strategies, navigate healing, and feel supported.
Precursor The mental health memo of the day is: OCD isn’t a cute, quirky thing to call yourself because you like to be organized. It’s a real mental illness and it needs to be taken seriously. So here are some AMAZING OCD tips & tricks to help you not just survive but thrive with OCD. …
Precursor Today’s mental health memo is: 15-year-old me inhaling bags of chips and never moving from her bed would be gagged at 22-year- old me exercising every day. Exercising has amazing benefits for not just your physical health, but your mental health too. We all know that. Yet, it can be SO hard to actually …
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The precursor to stop having panic attacks while exercising The mental health memo for the day is: panic attacks while exercising are a whole new level of “Am I a joke to you, brain?” Sooo, it has been a long time since I have uploaded a blog post. A lot of things have happened over the …
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With schools coming to an end, it can only mean one thing… exam season. Exam season is every student’s living nightmare, and with it comes a bulk of exam anxiety. You may be wondering, what is test anxiety? Test anxiety is feeling anxiety about a test, whether that is beforehand, during, after, or all of …
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Let’s talk about the situation I don’t need to say much about the fact that we are currently experiencing a global pandemic with COVID-19. Schools, social services, government buildings, airports, and much more have shut down. Grocery stores are running out of stock in some places. Economists are worried about the impact of this virus …
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With winter coming around for a lot of folks, this means the return of Seasons Affective Disorder which is also known as SAD. This is a type of depressive disorder that is based on seasonal changes. Typically, SAD comes out during the winter and fall and then goes away in the summer and spring. It’s …
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What is Realistic Positivity? Realistic positivity is a mindset and an approach one uses to address issues that may arise in one’s life. As the name suggests, it’s REALISTIC positivity rather than regular positivity. The difference between them is that regular positivity is often unobtainable and unrealistic because it boasts a narrative of always looking …
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What Are Anxiety-Inducing Events? What do I mean by anxiety-inducing events? Simple! You know that feeling when you think about something coming up that you dread? Your stomach bunches up, you start stress sweating, you can’t sleep the closer you get to it, and your head gets a bit hazy? Yeah, you know the one. …
Surviving an Anxiety-Inducing Event in 9 Easy Steps! Read More »
What is Binging and Starving? Binging is the act of eating at in access to a point of discomfort, and most often people binge on unhealthy foods. Starving is the act of refraining from eating, typically with the intent of losing weight or not gaining weight. Each of these eating behaviors can morph into their …
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What is Mental Health? Mental health can actually be a bit confusing to grasp. Are we talking about the brain’s health? If so, how is that different than just physical health since our brain is an organ? Or is mental health something totally unrelated to the actual physical brain? The way I view mental health …
